Dbvisit Standby Web Interface (Dbvserver)
Introduction
Dbvserver is the Web server that provides the web interface to Dbvisit. This component is optional and only required if:
Dbvisit Standby is configured and run through a web browser.
Dbvisit Standby is to be scheduled using the built in web based scheduler (Dbvserver scheduler).
The default http port for Dbvserver is 8081 and for https it is 8443.
The default username and password is admin
Dbvserver should be running on all primary and standby servers, if not used, Dbvserver can be shutdown. It is important that DBVNET is running on all nodes.
The default and recommended port for Windows is 8081 using HTTP
The default and recommended port for Linux is 8443 using HTTPS
Supported Platforms
Environment | HTTP | HTTPS |
|---|---|---|
Linux | √ | √ |
Windows | √ | √ |
Starting Dbvserver on Linux/Unix
Dbvserver can be started on Linux/Unix as follows. Dbvserver will start in the background and the session can be exited.
Some erroneous messages may appear on the console if the session is not exited. This is normal.
Stopping Dbvserver on Linux/Unix
Dbvserver can be stopped on Linux/Unix by killing the dbvserverd processes or by running the following command:
Starting and stopping Dbvserver on Windows
Dbvserver on Windows is a Windows service, which can be started, and stopped as a regular Windows service.
The Dbvserver service logs on as the Oracle windows account user.
Managing the Dbvserver service on Windows
The Dbvserver service can be managed using the dbvisit_install_win32 executable.
Start the Dbvisit Standby Command Console and change directory to the Dbvserver\bin directory.
To delete or remove the service
To create the service, the path to the dbvserverd.exe is required, also the Oracle account owner and the password.
To show service
For help
Dbvserver directories
Dbvserver includes the following directories under the main dbvserver directory
log. This contains the log files for:
Dbvserver log files.
Scheduler log files.
Http access log files.
Optional debug log files.
etc. This contains the following files:
dbvserver.conf, which is the configuration file for Dbvserver.
scheduler.conf, which is the configuration file for the scheduler.
init.d directory, which contains the init.d templates to auto start Dbvserver at boot time.
tmp. Temporary directory used by Dbvserver.
Backing up Dbvserver configuration files
A backup of the Dbvserver configuration files can be made by backing up the /etc folder. This will ensure there is a backup of the
dbvserver.conf, which is the configuration file for Dbvserver.
scheduler.conf, which is the configuration file for the scheduler.
init.d directory, which contains the init.d templates to auto start Dbvserver at boot time.